19 student athletes from local high schools signed their letters of intents to accepting scholarships to play college sports.

19 student athletes from local high schools signed their letters of intents to accepting scholarships to play college sports.

Share

Shares

Copy Link

{copyShortcut} to copy
Link copied!

Updated: 12:27 PM PST Nov 12, 2015

Hide TranscriptShow Transcript

WEBVTT WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET MORE INFORMATION. NEARLY TWO DOZEN STUDENT-ATHLETES IN ELK GROVE PARTICIPATED IN A SYMBOLIC LETTER-OF-INTENT COLLEGE SIGNING CEREMONY TODAY. THE YEARLY RITUAL HIGHLIGHTS THOSE WHO ACCEPTED SCHOLARSHIPS TO PLAY COLLEGE SPORTS AT THE DIVISION ONE OR TWO LEVEL. BUT INSTEAD OF SHOWING YOU THE USUAL PEN TO PAPER MOMENT. KCRA3'S MIKE TESELLE WANTS YOU TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT. FROM THE HUGS TO THE HIGH FIVES, THE SMILES AND THE PICTURES, THIS IS A MOMENT AND STORY TO ME THAT NEVER SEEMS TO GET OLD. IT DOES NOT FEEL REAL AT ALL. IT IS SO UNDESCRIBABLE. YOU WORK SO HARD AND OUR DREAMS ARE FINALLY COMING TRUE. IT IS AMAZING. 20 ELK GROVE STUDENTS CELEBRATED A SIGNING WITH NATIONAL WEATHER OF INTENT TO PLAY LEVEL ONE SPORTS. IF YOU TOLD ME THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN FOUR MONTHS AGO, I WOULD HAVE SAID YOU ARE CRAZY. ON THIS USUALLY -- THEY WILL USUALLY SHOW YOU THE PEN TO PAPER SIGNING, WE SHOW YOU THE FACES OF THE JUDAH ATHLETES AND THE PRIDE OF THE PARENTS. IF YOU WOULD HAVE SAW ME LAST NIGHT, YOU WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ME CRYING. AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THESE STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE A MESSAGE FOR ANY YOUNGER STUDENT WATCHING ON TV. IT DEFINITELY COULD BE YOU. IT DEFINITELY COULD BE THEM. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS KEEP WORKING HARD AND GRINDING BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY TAKES A TOLL ON YOUR BODY AND MENTALLY, BUT YOU CAN DO IT. LISA: THIS MORNING WAS THE

Local student athletes sign letters of intent

19 student athletes from local high schools signed their letters of intents to accepting scholarships to play college sports.